delinered his brother Lot from captiuitie One mile farther is the mount Hermon on vvhich vvaâ— scituate the citie of â—â—im vvhere Iesus raised the vvidowes sonne as he vvas caried to be buried vij miles from Nazareth is the place vvhere Lamech vvho vvas blinde slew Caine vvho had killed his brother Abel Thence yee goe â—uer the sea of Tibeâ—â—as in to the lande of the Gerazins vpon the seâ— of Galilee Iesus walked on arâ—foote The. 174 day Meditate how Iesus healed the poore man which had bene sick .8 yeares biddinge him to take vp his couche and walâ—e and of the murmoringe of she Pharises because he tooke vp his bed on the Saboth day and how Iesus findinge the man in the Temple said vnto him Goe and sin no more least any vvorse happen vnto thee At Tiberias is the Table vpon tâ—e which our lord Sauiour did eate with his Disciples at Emaâ—s and not far of is the place where our Lord fed vâ— thousand men with v. loaues and 〈◊〉 fish besides there is Sephorin where S. Anne our Ladâ—es mother vvas buried and beneath that is the house of the Centurion in returninge you come to Cesaria Phillip whence kinge Dauid had many goodly Ceâ—ars tovvardes the buildinge of the Temple in Hâ—erusalem The land of Promise is in enght from Dan to Bersabe that is north and South 29. miles of Combardie from Hierichâ— to lapha 90. miles The 175. daâ— Meditate hoâ— our Lord in the Temple of Hierusalem restored to sighte the man who was borne blinde with anointinge his eies with spittel and dust bidinge his goe washe in Silo. and of the great murmoringe and detraction of the Iewes At lapha the hauen towne vvhere you lad 117. iorneye caled of lapha the sonne of Noe and the aunâ—ients cittie in the vvorld it is caled loppâ— in the Ackes Peter saw the sheete vvith al kinde of beastes let downe from heauen and raised Tabitha from death there say Tedeum Salue Regina for thanksgâ—ueinge to our lord vvhâ— hâ—th sofely conductâ—d thee thiâ— longe iorney here as lapha thou must send to them ster of the Gality to send to the lord of the cuntrie for thy safe conduct to passe to Hierusalem vvho is vvonte to come vvith agâ—eat company vvel apointed and bringâ—â—h vvith him the reuerend Garden of the ffriers of Sion and one or two of his bretheren vvhoe instructe the bretheren bovv they must vse them selues in visitinge the holy places first he asketh of they haue licence of the Popes holines to visit the holy sepulcher for it is excomunication to do it vvithout his leaue but if by chaunce any become vvithout it the Garden may absolue him and licence him also firste he vvarnet hâ—that they doe no-reuerence the one to the other least therby the Turkes doe knovve their estate 2. That vvhea they gâ—e to visite the holie places they goe 5. or 6. together for feare of the infidelles And that they neither goe nor ride ouer the Seapulchers of the Infidâ—lles If they be iniured in those places by the Mahumetanes or runnegate Christians they must not reuâ—nge it but suffer al for Christs sake vvho suffered much moâ—e in that place for vs. That euery one purge his conscience and giue himself to deuotion This done they goe to the lord of Hieâ—usalem vvho taketh al their names and sirnam's The spiritual Pâ—lgriâ—e must cal to minde his baptisme and profession and to renew his promise in Baptisme and from hene forth to purge his conscience withful purpose of amendment and to take patiently al detraction and aduersitie Their namâ—s being registred they are put into sellers by the sea sidevntil horses Asses Mules and Camels be prouided for them to ride on The. 176. day Meditate how out lord raised sazarus from death beinge 4. Dayes dead when Iesus cried Lazarus come forthe At Rama vvhere is a church of our Lady an Hospital for Pilgrimes founded by â—hillip Duke of Burgundie The. 177. day Meditate how the Iewes sate in councel oftentimes how they might put Iesus to death such was their hatred and malice And how Iudas came to them and sould his master for 30. pence At lidda or Dispolis vvhere Saint Peter healed Eneas of a palsie There Saint George suffered his martirdome The. 178. day Meditate how Christ sent two of his Disciples froÌ„ Bethpage to Hierusalem to feten the Asse and hir fole how he did ride vpon the silly beast and how he was receaued of the people singinge Hosanna filio Dauid how behouldinge the Citie he wept vpoÌ„ it foreseeinge the miseries which should fal on it for killinge of him To the Castel of Emaus a myle from Hierusalem vvhere Christe did eate after his resurrection The. 179. day Meditate how Iesus from Palme Sonday to the wensday folowinge was daily in the Temple preachinge to the people where the Scribes and Pharises had laied diuers to wacth repehend him and his doctrine and they forbad that any one should geue him bread or drinke in such sorte that euery night he was enforced to goe to Be haine to take his foode where he remayned al wensday at the request of his mother At mount Sâ—lo vvhereby vvas the citie of Gabaon on thâ—s mounte the Arke of god was buried There on this mountaine you may see Hierusalem The 180. day Meditate how Iesus tooke his leaue of his doleful mother at Bethaine vpon Maundie Thursday in the morninge to goe to Hierusalem And how our Lady requested 4. thinges â—1 if it were possible that he might not suffer 2. that she might suffer for him 3 that she might die before him 4. that he might die a milde kinde of death and how he passed a longe by mount Caluarie and how he sent two of his Disciples before him to prepare his Passouer geueing them this token to followe a man carienge a pot of water in which house they prepared the Pasche From Silo you shal come to Hierusalem and before you enter the citie the names of the Pilgrimes ar registred againe vvhere remember againe vvhe thy name vvas first geuen thee and vvhat promise thou madest in Baptisme The 81. day meditate how many sad and sorowful steps Iâ—sus tooke thorough the streetes of Hierusalem c how his colour changed passing thorough the streetes whilst he went there meditatinge of his bitter passion and torments and how his moste precious blood should be troden vnder their vile feete To the citie of Hierusalem and first to the holy Tempie of the holy Sepulcher before the Temple is a fair square place in vvhich is a fair square stone hauing many crosses grauen there on in this place our lord fel vvith his heauiâ— Crosse on his showlders here the Pilgrims creepeÌ„ deuoutly and kisse this stone from thence they goe to the church doore to the holy Crosse the Sepulchâ—r and the place vvhere our Lady did sit houldinge hir sonne in hir armes beinge taken from the Crosse In comninge forth of the
Temple is shâ—wed the place vvhere our lord Iesus did appeare in the day of his resurrection to the. Maries three Thence as you goe to Saint Ieames his church vvhere heâ—â— vvas be headed is the place vvhere our Ladie dweled and deed There is a fair great stone in that place from vvhence our Ladie vvas caried being dead to the valley of Iosaphathy the Apostles Thence you goe to Sion to the Hospital of the Rhodes and thinke that the graye friars that lead thee are Saint Francis Saint Bonauenture Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Barnard c. whom thou must salute with some deâ—out prayers Nere that is the place vvhere S. Iohn the vvelbeloued Discipleand Euangelist celebrated Masse before our Blessed Lady The 18â— day meditate of the wonderful humilitie and benignitie of out Lord Iesus on Maundy thursday at night peparing him self to be offered the true Paschal lambe for the sinnes of al the world and to eate the Passouer with his Disciples and Iudas who now had sould him for mony to the Iewes Goinge from the Hospital of Sion you are to goe to the Cloister barefoote and barehead saing the psalme FuÌ„da meÌ„tum eius in moÌ„â—â—bus Sion vvith a collect that our lord vvill asiste thy prayers in that place and going vpp 7. steppes yee enter the Cloister of sion vvhere is a Table set vvith bread and vvine for those to take thereof vvho vvil then the Eriars singe the high Masse vvhich ended they goe to warde the holy Crosse The. 183. day Meditate how humbly our Sauiour prepared him self to washe his Apostles feete first he did of his garmeÌ„t and gyrded him self with a Towel kneeled and washed euery one of their feete euen the feete of Iudas with the sweat of his browes and teares of his eies shewinge vs a special exsample of brotherly loue and humilitie You may visit the place vvhere the Paschal lambe vvas eaten returninge to the church quior on the right hande is the place vvhere Christ vvashed the feete of his Disciples The. 184. day Meditate how Iesus after the washinge of his Apostles feete sate downe and dranke to them al in token of his loue and how he gaue his moste precious body and blood to his Apostles to eate and drinke in the remembrance of his painful death and passion and to Iudas also whom in secreat he warned of his sinne treason in token that there is nothinge hidden or vnknowen to him And of S. Iohn restinge on his breast to whoÌ„ by a secreat tokeÌ„ of a morsel dipped geuen to Iudas he opened who it was that should betray him and how after the receauinge of the morsel the deuil entred into Iudas and imediataly goinge out he ioyned him selfe with the enimies of Christ and prepared armoure weapons to take our innocent Sauiour And how Iesus tould Saint Peter that he should deny him of the sermon Christe made to his Apostles ful of loue how he rose said grace and praied for his Dâ—sciples and folowers And how our Sauiour went againe from that house acompained with his Apostles teaching them vntil he eame to the mount of Oliuet Thou shalt againe visit these holy places in the Church and Quiare vvith great deuotion and affection and especially the blessed body and blood of our lord vvith some deuoute praier And before thou gâ—e of the church thou shalt goe downe 8 steppes vnder the Qutar vvhere is the Parlour vvhere the Apostle hid them selues and vvhere Iesus after his resurrection entered the doores being â—hâ—t and said to his Disciples Pax vobis peace be vnto you In which place is also a Chappel vvhere Iesus appeared after to S. Thomas and shevved him his vvoundes to feele vvhen Thomas vvorâ—hiping him said Dominê° Deus meus my Lord and my god In the Quiare of this Chappel is asquare Chappel vvhere is an Aultar vvhere the Apostle receaued the holy ghoste here thou art to say thy Beades or some prayer to the holy ghoste As thou goest out of the Church thou â—halt visit the place vvhere the last supper vvas made ready Not far froÌ„ thence vvas S. Stephen first buried And nere there kinge Dauid made the 7. psalmes Behinde that at the foote of mount sion vvas the citie of Dauid there are the sepulehers of the kingeâ— of Israel There is a peece of the Piller to the vvhich our lord was bound and vvhipped this place hath an IroÌ„ doore of the vvhich the Mores keepe the key and before the doore is a place vvhere Christ our Lord and Sauiour vvas vvonte to sit and preath to his mother and his Disciples And there is the stone on vvhich our Lady fate at the sermon Not far thence our Lady vvas vvonte to prey Therby is the place of the Apostles assembly vvhen they held their Councel before they vvet thorough the vvorld and in this place Saint Mathevv vvas chosen in Iudas steade To wards the valley of Iosphat is the place vvhere S Paule kett the garments of those vvho stoned S. Stephen Thence is the goulde gate through vvhich Christe came ridâ—nge of the Asse on Palme Sonday And belowe vnder the vval is the vallâ—y of Iosaphat ouer the brooke CedroÌ„ ouer the bridge Also beyonde at the foote of sioÌ„ is the Sepulcher of our Lady fortie steppes vnder the ground In the midle of those steppes is the Se pulcher of Saint Anne vvhich Saint Helin translated to Constantinople and there vvas buried Ioachim our Ladies Father and Ioseph hir husband At the Sepulcher of our Lady is a fair church deepe vnder the grounde vvhich is so by meanes of the ruines of Hierusalem The Sepulcher of our Lady is couered vvith a stone of mount Sinai brought by the Angels say here thy Beads in honor of the virgin Mary The 185. day To the garden of Oliuet Meditate how Iesus came with his disciple to the mount of Oliuer tooke Peter Iames and Iohn with him leauinge the others belowe in the garden how he went further alone began to be sadd and said vnto his Disciples that they should watch and pray least they enter into temptation and how he went a stones cast farther and praied to his heauenly father The 186. day At the Caue vvhere Christ prayâ—d the first time Meditate of the sadnes and teares of our blessed Sauiour of his trembling falinge on the grouÌ„d and praying to his heauenly father the first time saying father if it be possible let this cup of my bitter passion passe alwayes reserued the health of mankinde then appeared to him al the bitter paines he was to suffer and he wept bitterly and how then he found his Disciples sleepinge for sadnes and. how he awaked them sweetly said to S. Peter Simon sleepest thou the spirit indeed is wilinge but the fleash is weake The 187. day VVithin that Caue vvhere Christe praied the seconde time Meditate how Iesus went back from his Disciples without hauing any comfort and praied
in like maner as before he began to tremble for anguishe of the tormeÌ„ts he saw were to come on him and came againe to his Disciples sleeping and awaked them and retorned againe without hauing any comfort of them The 188. day VVithin the Cauerne vvhere Christ praied the third time Meditate how Iesus went the third time to pray laden with extreame sorrowe stretchinge him self in forme of a Crosse with great affection of loue and charitie that he might suffer his passion for the redeÌ„ption of the world praying moste harely as afore and thereupon he did sweat water and blood for anguishe of death which distilled on the ground And how the Angel appeared and comforted him with the redemption of the worlde His droppes were Nintie seauen thousaÌ„d three hundred and sine as after was shewed by a reuelation PRAYERS FOR THE VOIAGE OF THE CROSSE WHICH ARE IN NOMBER 15. VVHICH you may say at any other time THE 1. STATION BY the bitter anguish which thou enduredst vpoÌ„ the mouÌ„t of Oliuer when thou didest sweate water and blood asiste me to resigne my selfe alwayes to thy holy wil specially at the hower of my death and to ioyne and vnite my selfe to thee The 189. day From the Caue to the Garden of Oliuet vvhere Iudas came to kisse him and betraye our Sa Meditate how Iesus rose sorowfully from his prayers and came to his Disciples and bid them rest and sate downe a while with them then by by willed them to rise and went and met Iudas and the rest with lanternes and weapons and how Iudas kissed our Lord being the token he gaue his enimies to knowe Iesus from the others The sorrowe of our Lord for this ingratitude of Iudas sayinge Amice ad quid venisti frend wherfore comest thou betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse how then he went forwardes towardes the multitude The 160. day In the Garden of Oliuet Meditate how Iesus came before his enimies to whom he said quem queritis whom seeke yee how they fel to the grounde And how S. Peter drewe his sworde and cut of Malchus right eare and how Iesus healed Malchus eare by touching of it and comaunded Peter to put vp his sworde of Christes wordes to the multitude haec est hora vestra this is your hower yealdinge him selfe willingly into their handes The 191. day In the Garden of Oliuet Meditate how the sonne of god was deliuered into the handes of sinners without helpe or comfort from his father how they bound his holy handes how meekely he suffred them how they beate him and hurled him on the grounde and abused him moste villanouslly and of the great discomforte of his Disciples You may visit in this mountaine the place vvhere the Angel appeared to Saint Thomas Apostle and brought vnto him our Ladies girdel A Litle higher is the place where our Lord wept on Hierusalem Higher is the place where the Angell brought our Ladie tidings of her death and a branche of Palme from paradice to be caried before her Againe higer is the Castele of Galile where the Angell toulde the woman of Christs resurrestion Thence to the rounde Church where our Lord stoode when he ascended vp to heauen And the figure of his sacred feete are there printed in a stone by which it appeareth that he looked to wardes the North when he ascended Going downe is the house of S. Pellagian the common sinner where she did her pennaunce On the North side thereof is the place where the Aposteles made theire Creede Also the place where our Lorde sate being wearie when his disciples aâ—ked him of the day of Iudgment Thereby is a house where our lord did teach his disciples the Pater noster Going downe is the place vvhere our Lady did ofte vse to pray after the death of hir sonne Lower vnder a Rock is the sepulcher of Absalon vpon that sepulcher the Infidels passinge by caste stones say cursed be Absalon vvho persecuted his father and al that doe the like be cursed euerlastinglie There is a litle bridge ouer Cedron where the Iewes drewe our Lorde being bound thorough the vvater The 192. day To the Riuer of Cedron Meditate vpon the pitteous drawinge and pullinge of Iesus from the mount of Oliuet in their furie thorough the water of Cedron into the citie so to howse of Annas Nere Cedron is the Caue whereunto S. Iames did flie would not eate nor drink vntil he knewe of the ResurrectioÌ„ of our Lord. Nere to this towards Bethanie is Iudas the Traitors house Aboue within the bridge towardes Sion is the Temple of Salamon high and rounde and couered with leade in to which Christians cannot enter There by this Temple is the Rocke of Bethel where Iacob slept and saw the Ladder from heauen where vppon the Angels went vp and downe There also Dauid sawe the Angel staÌ„de which killed the people There our Lord preached and pardoned the woman which was taken in adultrie There the Angel appeared to Zacharie father of S. Iohn Baptiste Melchisideche here offered bread and wine to Abraham in figure of the holy Sacrament Vpon this Rock Dauid kneeled when he saw the Angel strike the people and praied for pardon and would haue builte the Temple our god forbad Dauid to build it because he had killed vrias but Salomon did burlde it Out of this Temple our Sauiour did caste them that did buy and sel And betwene the Temple and the Aultar was Zacharie the sonne of Barachias slaine Nere to this is Probatica piscina Wher the market of sheepe for the Sacrifices were soulde Where when the Angel had troubled the water who euer went first downe and washed therein was healed here Christe healed him who had bene sicke 38. yeares In this Temple our Lord was presented when holie Simeon tooke him in his armes Higher is the place where S. Peter wept bitterly for his den venge of Christe Yet higher on that hille is the place where the Iewes would haue staied the corps of our Ladie when she was caried to be buried but they were by mirackle hindered Hard by is the house of Annas Againe in the howse of Annas which is now a Churche there dwel Greeke Monkes who ar Christians The 19â— day Meditate how Iesus was led like a Thâ—ife to Annas house who skornfully entreated him and was maruelous glad thinkinge now to be reuenged on him questioninge of his Disciples and his owne Doctrine to whom Iesus answered I haue alwayes taught openly in the Sinagoge and the Temple aske not me but aske them who haue heard me one of the seruaÌ„ts vnthankful Malchus as some thinke strake him with a greueous blowe vpon the face in so much that Christ fel to the ground greatly bleedinge at the nose and the mouth and risinge said in milde maner if I haue spoken il breare witnes but if I haue spoken wel why doe you strike me The. 2. Station O Lord who